NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY    (1986-Present)

• Professor of Religious Studies (1997-Present).
• Associate Professor of Religious Studies (1993-97). 
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Humanities & Religious Studies (1986-93).

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN    (1985-86)

• Visiting Scholar at the Center for Asian Studies.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Ph.D. (1984) South Asian Languages & Civilizations, and the History of Religions. Doctoral dissertation, supervised by the late J.A.B. van Buitenen and by Wendy Doniger (O'Flaherty), is entitled "The Seer of the Fifth Veda: Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa and the Mahabharata."

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Special Student in Sanskrit,  directed by  Professor S. M. Katre.

TRINITY UNIVERSITY
M.A. (1975) Asian Religions. M.A. Thesis entitled "The Place of the Spiritual Master: A Study of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness."
B.A. (1973), magna cum laude, Religion and Psychology.

• Hinduism 
• Buddhism 
• The Buddha
• Religions of the World 
• Asian Scriptures
• Mysticism of Asia
• Gateways to Asia (for Asian Studies)
• Introduction to Sanskrit
• Seminar: Hindu Epic & Drama
• Seminar: Zen Buddhism
• Seminar: Drama & Religion in India
• Seminar: Mircea Eliade
• Seminar: Buddhism in America
• Seminar: Fundamentalism & Nationalism in Asian Religions
• Seminar: Classical India: Art, Literature, Drama, Religion